ACRIS

The Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) allows you to search property records and view document images for Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Brooklyn from 1966 to the present.

Find a Property Borough, Block and Lot (BBL) or Address

Create Cover Pages and Tax Forms to Record Documents

Compute Property Transfer Taxes

City Register Now Accepts All Documents ElectronicallyCity Register now accepts all recorded documents electronically using ACRIS. New York State requires each submitter to register with the recording office in order to participate. To submit all recorded documents electronically, you must already be registered to use ACRIS and complete a Registered Submitter Registration Agreement and Enrollment for eRecording Application.

Current Announcements

New transfer tax exemption for START-UP NY Leases effective January 1, 2014 A new exemption from the New York State Real Estate Transfer Tax and the New York City Real Property Transfer Tax for START-UP NY Leases took effect on January 1, 2014. This exemption may be claimed when creating transfer tax forms in ACRIS.

Transfer of eTax and Cover Page Transactions between Customer ProfilesAs of September 23, 2013, ACRIS will support the transfer of eTax and Cover Page transactions from one ACRIS Customer Profile to another. Detailed instructions for how to transfer a transaction will be available in the online help for eTax and Cover Page. Transfer will be performed from the eTax and Cover Page transaction summary screens and can be between Customer Profiles owned by the same NYC.ID account or between Customer Profiles owned by different NYC.ID accounts. Transfer will require entry of both the target NYC.ID email address and matching Customer Profile.

System AvailabilityThe ACRIS application ís "Find Addresses and Parcels and Create Tax Forms / Create Cover Pages" functions may be unavailable during the following times due to system maintenance:

Sundays from 4:00AM to 10:00AM

Tuesday to Saturday from 1:00AM to 2:00AM (for several minutes only)

ACRIS ePayment may be unavailable at the following times due to system maintenance:

Nightly from 1:00AM - 2:15AM

Sundays from 5:00AM - 10:00AM

If you are trying to access any of these functions during these times, service may be interrupted.
A Word About ACRISasap and ACRIS.comPlease be advised that neither ACRISasap nor ACRIS.com is a New York City Department of Finance approved service or website. Any errors that occur as a result of using these sites are the responsibility of the filer, including any resulting penalty and interest.Instructions from the City RegisterCompleting a Cover Page for a UCC Financing StatementThe Document Date entered should be the same as the Cover Page preparation date, or within six months of the initial UCC filing's expiration date.

Flip TransactionsWhen a Flip Transaction (a transfer from party A to B, then party B to C) is involved:

Complete two separate RPTT forms, using two separate E-Tax transactions.

Submit under two separate cover pages.

Transfer to the owner (from party B to C) must be filed in the second cover page.

Historical Index Data SubscriptionsHistorical index data is also available for download by special request to the City Register. An active subscription to download this data is not required. Instead, such requests will be reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis. The cost of downloading historical index data will be quoted in advance. When the quoted cost is accepted and payment received, the data will be made available for download. For more information Contact Finance.